Village Life
Village Life is an album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and Mandinka griot Foday Musa Suso, recorded in Japan and released in 1985. Hancock and Suso had worked together as part of a larger ensemble for Hancock's 1984 album Sound-System, and Village Live was recorded shortly after a world tour. There are no overdubs, Village Life was recorded live in the studio.
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| Released | December 1985 (Japan) | |||
| Recorded | August 7–9, 1984 | |||
| Studio | CBS/Sony Shinanomachi Studio, Shinanomachi, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, Mandé music | |||
| Length | 40:38 | |||
| Label | CBS/Sony, Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bill Laswell, Herbie Hancock | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
- "Moon/Light" (Hancock, Suso) - 7:57
- "Ndan Ndan Nyaria" (Suso) - 9:50
- "Early Warning" (Hancock) - 2:52
- "Kanatente" (Hancock, Suso) - 19:59
Personnel
Musicians
- Herbie Hancock - detunable Yamaha DX1 synthesizer, Yamaha RX-11 drum machine programming
- Foday Musa Suso - kora, talking drum, vocals
Production
- Herbie Hancock - producer
- Bill Laswell - producer
- Tony Meilandt - associate producer
- Dave Jerden - engineer (recording)
- Tomoo Suzuki - engineer (recording)
- Tetsuro Tomita - engineer (digital editing)
- Wally Traugott - engineer (mastering)
- Nobuhisa Kawabe - assistant engineer
- Shinichi Miyoshi - assistant engineer
- Adam's Dad Management Co. - management
- David Rubinson - management
- Prince Twin-Seven Seven - cover illustration
- Geoffrey Thomas - photography
- Roger Steffens - liner notes
References
- Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Village Life - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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